Market Monitor

Dow Jones Industrial Average

August 30, 1999

Dow Jones Industrial Average

Percent

change

Friday since

Stock indexes close Jan. 1

Dow Jones Industrial Average 11090.17 20.8% 30 giant companies

Standard & Poor's 500 1348.27 9.7 500 large companies

Nasdaq Composite 2758.90 25.8Mostly tech and small companies

Russell 2000 432.45 2.5 2,000 small companies

Start of Interest rates Friday year

30-Year Treasury bond 5.90% 5.04%

30-Year fixed-rate mortgage 7.80 7.03

1-Year adjustable mortgage 6.22 5.50

90-Day Treasury bill 4.91 5.33

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